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of the Society, and the ballot shall take place at the 



next following Ordinary Meeting of the Society. The 



assent of at least five-sixths of the number voting shall votea required to 



be requisite for the admission of a candidate. 



XXIII. Every new Member or Associate shall Members shau 

 receive due notice of his election, and be supplied with "°" ^^''^' 



a copy of the obligation*, together with a copy of the 

 Laws of the Society. He shall not be entitled to enjoy 

 any privilege of the Society, nor shall his name be 

 printed in the List of Members until he shall have paid 

 his admission fee and first annual subscription, and 

 have returned to the Secretaries the obligation signed 

 by himself. He shall, at the first meeting of the 

 Society at which he is present, sign a duplicate of the 

 obligation in the Book of the Laws of the Societ}^, 

 after which he shall be introduced to the Society by 

 the Chairman. No Member or Associate shall be at conditious of 

 liberty to withdraw from the Society without previ- 

 ously giving notice in writing to one of the Secretaries 

 of his intention to withdraw, and returning all books 

 or other property of the Society in his possession. 

 ]\Iembers and Associates will be considered liable for 

 the payment of all subscriptions due from them up to 

 the date at which they give written notice of their 

 intention to withdraw from the Society, 



XXIV. Gentlemen not resident in Victoria, who are Honorary 

 distinguished for their attainments in science, literature, ^^ ^^^'" 

 or art, may be proposed for election as Honorary Mem- 

 bers, on the recommendation of an absolute majority of 



the Council. The election shall be conducted in the 

 same manner as that of Ordinary Members, but nine- 

 tenths of the votes must be in favour of the candidate. 



XXV. Ordinary Members of the Societ}" shall pay subscriptions. 

 two guineas annually, Country Members and Associates 



shall pay one guinea annually. Those elected after the 



• The obligation referred to is as follows : — 



Royal Society of Victoria. 

 I, the undersigned, do hereby engage that I will endeavour to promote 

 the interests and welfare of the Royal Society of Victoria, and to 

 obsei-ve its laws, as long as I shall remain a Member or Associate 

 thereof, 



(Signed) 

 Address 

 Date 



